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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1951-08-24 · Night game · Braves Field · Att: 8807 · night · 2:19

Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 2–1. Chet Nichols earned the win. Herm Wehmeier went 3-for-3 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4
BSN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	9

W: Chet Nichols L: Herm Wehmeier SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Al Barlick · 2B: (none) · 3B: Augie Donatelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Adams	3	0	0	0	0	0
Connie Ryan	3	0	1	0	1	1
Danny Litwhiler	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ted Kluszewski	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Adcock	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Usher	4	1	0	0	0	0
Roy McMillan	3	0	0	0	0	2
Dixie Howell	3	0	0	0	0	1
Herm Wehmeier	3	0	3	1	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	5	1	2	1	0	0
Sam Jethroe	3	0	1	0	1	0
Earl Torgeson	3	0	2	0	1	0
Sid Gordon	3	0	0	1	0	0
Willard Marshall	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ebba St. Claire	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Addis	4	0	2	0	0	0
Roy Hartsfield	4	0	2	0	0	2
Chet Nichols	4	1	0	0	0	3

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Herm Wehmeier	8.2	9	3	6

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chet Nichols	9.0	4	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Adams: 143
Connie Ryan: 53
Danny Litwhiler: 9

Bot 1

Sibby Sisti: 8
Sam Jethroe: S
Earl Torgeson: 8
Sid Gordon: SB2
Sid Gordon: PB.2-3
Sid Gordon: 63

Top 2

Ted Kluszewski: 43
Joe Adcock: 63
Bob Usher: 53

Bot 2

Willard Marshall: 8
Ebba St. Claire: K
Bob Addis: S
Roy Hartsfield: K23

Top 3

Roy McMillan: 31
Dixie Howell: K
Herm Wehmeier: S
Bobby Adams: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Chet Nichols: K
Sibby Sisti: D/78
Sam Jethroe: W
Earl Torgeson: W.2-3;1-2
Sid Gordon: 9.3-H
Willard Marshall: 13

Top 4

Connie Ryan: S
Danny Litwhiler: W.1-2
Ted Kluszewski: K
Joe Adcock: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Ebba St. Claire: 7
Bob Addis: S
Roy Hartsfield: K
Chet Nichols: K

Top 5

Bob Usher: 5E3
Roy McMillan: WP.1-2#
Roy McMillan: K
Dixie Howell: 63.2-3
Herm Wehmeier: S5.3-H(UR)
Bobby Adams: 3/L

Bot 5

Sibby Sisti: 63
Sam Jethroe: 1/FL
Earl Torgeson: S
Sid Gordon: 9

Top 6

Connie Ryan: W
Danny Litwhiler: K/C
Ted Kluszewski: 9
Joe Adcock: 53

Bot 6

Willard Marshall: 8
Ebba St. Claire: 43
Bob Addis: 43

Top 7

Bob Usher: 63
Roy McMillan: K
Dixie Howell: 4

Bot 7

Roy Hartsfield: S
Chet Nichols: K
Sibby Sisti: BK.1-2
Sibby Sisti: 9
Sam Jethroe: 31

Top 8

Herm Wehmeier: S
Bobby Adams: 34/SH.1-2
Connie Ryan: K/C
Danny Litwhiler: 63

Bot 8

Earl Torgeson: S
Sid Gordon: 14/SH.1-2
Willard Marshall: IW
Ebba St. Claire: 6(B)4(2)/LDP

Top 9

Ted Kluszewski: 63
Joe Adcock: 7
Bob Usher: 53

Bot 9

Bob Addis: 31
Roy Hartsfield: S8
Chet Nichols: 36(1)/FO
Sibby Sisti: T/89.1-H